Over-estimation in numerosity estimation tasks: More than an attentional bias?

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 246-251

  Crollen, Virginie ^a   Seron, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Numerical mapping; Numerosity estimation; Over estimation; Under estimation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PROCESSES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861851499     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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